Thespians

Thespian Troupe #69

An Honor Organization for Theatre Students

Dubuque Senior High School is a proud member of the International Thespian Society, sponsored by the Educational Theatre Association. The International Thespian Society (ITS), founded in 1929, is an honorary organization for high school and middle school theatre students located at more than 4,200 affiliated secondary schools across America, Canada, and abroad. The mission of ITS is to honor student achievement in the theatre arts.

2020/2021 Thespian Officers

Isabella Garcia
Isabella is super excited to be an officer for Thespian Troupe #69 this year! Isabella was inducted in 2019, and she is looking forward to all the new adventures to come this year. She has had a passion for theatre since middle school. She has also been involved in many productions throughout Dubuque, some of which include Beauty and the Beast, Footloose, Clue, and Big Fish. This will be Isabella's second year as a Prop Crew Head. Isabella wants to let everyone know that it is never too late to get involved in the theatre department. She is looking forward to an amazing year of theatre!

Molly Norton (Vice Chair)
Molly is thrillled to represent Troupe #69 as the Vice Chair on board! She was inducted in 2018 and is very excited to continue working in the department. Molly has worked as an Assistant Director, Assistant Stage Manager, and Stage Manager starting in middle school and most recently working on Stage Managing the One Act play "26 Pebbles" during the 2020 Speech season. This will also be her third year as a Lights Crew head. Molly is so excited to be involved on board this year and hopes you all are as excited as she is for this upcoming year!

Julia Howes
Julia is elated to represent Thespian Troupe #69 as an officer this year. She was inducted in 2018 and is looking forward to all the exciting things that this year has in store. Julia started her love of theatre in 6th grade and found her love for tech and Assistant Directing in 8th grade. She has also been Assistant Directing and Assistant Stage Managing since her freshman year. Julia as also been a Crew Head in the department for the past two years for Publicity and is looking forward to the new adventures of being a Set Crew Head this year. Julia is looking forward to working with you all for the upcoming year.

Sadie Richter
Sadie has been involved with theatre for more than six years, starting with Missoula Children’s Theater in 2014. She has participated in multiple plays and musicals in Elkader, IA, including The Bold, The Young, and The Murdered in 2017, House Haunters and Freaky Friday in 2018, and Shrek in 2015. In 2019 Sadie moved to Dubuque and helped backstage in Big Fish at Senior and participated in the improv group Unscripted. In 2017 and 2018 she performed at Individual and Large Group State Speech and performed in All State Large Group Speech in 2019. Sadie is excited for what next year’s speech seasons will hold and can’t wait to help make the 2020-2021 Thespian year AMAZING!

Maria Markus (Chair)
Maria is ecstatic to represent the Thespians of Troupe 69 for her third year. Maria was inducted in 2018 and is thrilled to start a new year. She first found her love for theatre when she was just about 8 years old. Maria is going to be a part of the costume team and is excited to learn new skills. She has also been involved in 14 productions some of which include Footloose, Shrek, and Children of Eden. Maria has received 6 all-state nominations in Musical Theatre and Storytelling. She can't wait to get started on a new year!!!

Taylor Starkey
Taylor is so excited to represent her fellow thespians of Troupe #69! This will be her first year being on the board but she's ready to help make this troupe the best it can be! She was inducted into the troupe in 2018 and has loved every second of it! Theatre for Taylor started in 7th grade and she has been involved with it ever since! Taylor found her love for crew through publicity and loves to spread the word about all of the things the theatre department is up to! Wether it's dancing on stage, helping in the front of house, or cheering in the audience Taylor loves being a part of this department! She can't wait for what this year has to come!